Patents Issued in April 15, 2010
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Publication number: 20100089043Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling system (1) for an internal combustion engine, in particular an exhaust gas cooling system in a motor vehicle, having a housing (2) in which a heat transmission device (4) is arranged in a first canal (3). The housing (2) is configured as a metal pressure die-cast housing and has according to the invention an integrated second canal (6) that is formed by housing contours (5, 5?), said second canal being configured as a bypass canal and bypassing the heat transmission device (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Jörg Dittmann, Bernhard Schwalk
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Publication number: 20100089044Abstract: The invention relates to a drive (1) having an energy storage device and a method for storing brake energy. A drive (1) has an energy storage device having a hydrostatic piston engine (9) and a storage element (11) which is connected thereto. In a high-pressure storage line (10), an adjustable throttle location (15) is arranged between the piston engine (9) and the storage element (11). During the braking operation, the adjustable throttle location (15) is adjusted in accordance with a detected requested brake torque. The pressure medium is conveyed from the hydrostatic piston engine (9) via the adjustable throttle location (15) into the storage element (11).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2007Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: BRUENINGHAUS HYDROMATIK GMBHInventors: Rolf Rathke, Christine Ehret, Martin Behm, Matthias Mueller
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Publication number: 20100089045Abstract: A hydraulic control circuit includes a hydraulic cylinder, a control valve, a recovery oil passage, a hydraulic pump, an engine rotation speed setting unit, a recovery control valve, and a controller that reduces an engine rotation speed to not more than a preset reduction control engine rotation speed when the load is lowered; and adjusts an increase or decrease in an opening amount of the recovery control valve in accordance with a level of the target rotation speed set by the engine rotation speed setting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2007Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: CATERPILLAR JAPAN LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Shimada, Hiroyasu Nishikawa, Masaru Mishima, Yutaka Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20100089046Abstract: A lockup device (7) of a torque converter (1) has a piston (75), a piston linking mechanism (76), a clutch plate (71), and a damper mechanism (9). The piston linking mechanism (76) links the piston (75) to a front cover (11) rotatably in the rotational direction and movably in the axial direction, and restricts movement of the piston (75) to a turbine (22) side to within a specific range.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2007Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: EXEDY CORPORATIONInventor: Naoki Tomiyama
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Publication number: 20100089047Abstract: An actuator includes a power source, a cam member driven by power from the power source, a following member moving in connection with a motion of the cam member, an accommodation chamber accommodating an actuating medium, and a punch cylinder outputting the power transmitted to the actuating medium by the following member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventor: Ichiro Kitaura
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Publication number: 20100089048Abstract: A pneumatic actuator includes, but is not limited to a pressurized gas source, a cylinder, and a piston which is moveable between a rest position and an extended position. Together with the cylinder, the piston borders a first working chamber which is connected with the pressurized gas source via a first inlet opening and which can be pressurized with a first portion of the pressurized gas of the pressurized gas source for moving the piston out of the rest position, and a second working chamber which is connected with the pressurized gas source via a second inlet opening for moving the piston into the rest position and which can be pressurized in a delayed manner with a second portion of the pressurized gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2006Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventor: Joachim Schaefer
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Publication number: 20100089049Abstract: A hydraulic drive device capable of utilizing return oil effectively while maintaining a driven speed of a hydraulic actuator, as well as a working machine having the hydraulic drive device, are provided. The hydraulic drive device includes a controller. During an external force applying period in which a return oil pressure exceeds a discharge pressure from a hydraulic pump, the controller specifies a regenerating flow rate capable of being conducted to a regeneration oil passage and a surplus flow rate other than the regenerating flow rate on the basis of power required of the hydraulic pump out of return oil other than return oil which is conduced to a tank through a control valve, then conducts the return oil of the regenerating flow rate to the regeneration oil passage and controls an MO valve and a regulator so that the return oil of the surplus flow rate is conducted to an outlet oil passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2007Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuuji Matsuura, Naoki Sugano, Takao Nanjo, Hiroshi Togo, Hidekazu Oka
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Publication number: 20100089050Abstract: A method for operating a working machine provided with a power source providing power and a plurality of power consuming systems connected to the power source includes the steps of providing a model predicting a power demanded by at least one of the power consuming systems, detecting at least one operational parameter indicative of a power demand, using the detected operational parameter in the prediction model, and balancing a provided power to the demanded power according to the prediction model.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2006Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Volvo Construction Equipment ABInventor: Reno Filla
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Publication number: 20100089051Abstract: The present invention provides a hydraulic drive apparatus which can flexibly be set. The hydraulic drive apparatus which drives a variable displacement hydraulic motor 20 by a pressure oil discharged from a variable displacement hydraulic pump 10 and outputs a driving force of the hydraulic motor 20 to outside. The hydraulic drive apparatus includes torque upper limit setting unit which sets an upper limit of an output torque with respect to the hydraulic motor 20, and control unit which sets a maximum capacity limit value of the hydraulic motor 20 in accordance with the upper limit of the output torque when the upper limit of the output torque is set by the torque upper limit setting unit, and which sets a maximum capacity limit value of the hydraulic pump 10 in accordance with the upper limit of the output torque.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Komastsu Ltd.Inventor: Naritoshi Ohtsukasa
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Publication number: 20100089052Abstract: Method for getting of an optimum drift of a power machine of waves, where the arrangement or the apparatus consist of one or more upright standing legs (11 and 8) with an integrated arrangement of piston (10) for transmitting of energy. The rod of the piston (10 A) in the integrated arrangement of piston (10) is loosed or free placed on the bottom of the sea (17). The cylinder (8) for this is mounted on a float (14), where the energy which has to be obtained from this, and has to be produced in the legs (11 and 8), by and in the cycle of working. Namely in the down going stroke of the power machinery of waves. The cycle of working for getting of the most optimum energy by the arrangement has to be established by a raising of sucking in pressure, by help of a pressure, which has to be accumulated in the belonging tanks (12) to the power machinery of waves. The accumulated pressure has to be made of the stroke of the energy producing cylinder (10 and 8).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2007Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventor: Bjoern Rothausen
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Publication number: 20100089053Abstract: A hybrid actuation system includes one or more electromechanical actuators, one or more master hydraulic actuators, and a slave hydraulic actuator. Each electromechanical actuator is adapted to be controllably energized and is configured, upon being controllably energized, to supply a drive force. Each master hydraulic actuator is coupled to receive the drive force from an electromechanical actuator and is configured, upon receipt of the drive force, to at least selectively supply pressurized hydraulic fluid. The slave hydraulic actuator is in fluid communication with the master hydraulic actuator to receive pressurized hydraulic fluid therefrom. The slave hydraulic actuator is responsive to pressurized hydraulic fluid supplied from the master hydraulic actuator to move to a control position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Casey Hanlon, Dean Wilkens
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Publication number: 20100089054Abstract: The invention relates to a brake system, an operating device, in particular a brake pedal, and a control and regulating device, wherein the control and regulating device controls a drive apparatus on the basis of the movement and/or position of the operating device, wherein the drive apparatus moves a piston of a piston/cylinder system, so that a pressure is set in the working chamber of the cylinder, wherein the working chamber is connected to at least one wheel brake via at least one pressure line, wherein the operating device acts on a pedal tappet and moves said pedal tappet, and the pedal tappet is connected to a travel simulator and acts on a displaceably mounted coupling element by means of a spring, wherein the pedal tappet and the coupling element are locked to one another by means of a fixing device, wherein the coupling element can be locked or fixed to and/or released or disconnected from the panel tappet by means of the fixing device optionally in any desired positions or in at least two differenType: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2007Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: IPGATE AGInventor: Heinz Leiber
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Publication number: 20100089055Abstract: A tamperproof and calibration device comprises an adjusting member for adjusting the position of a first element in respect to a second element in a direction which is different from another direction in which a fixing member acts for fixation of the first element with respect to the second element. The tamperproof and calibration device is applicable to a turbocharger comprising a variable nozzle device coupled with an actuated member to be actuated by an actuator, wherein the tamperproof and calibration device connects the actuated member with the actuator for calibration of the relative position of the actuated member of the variable nozzle device with respect to a predetermined position of the actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventor: Emmanuel Severin
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Publication number: 20100089056Abstract: An integrated turbo-boosting system for an engine system including an internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine having at least one combustion chamber with an intake system and an exhaust system. The integrated turbo-boosting system includes a turbo-boosting device including a compressor coupled to a turbine by a rotating shaft, the turbine driven by exhaust gas, and an electric generation system integrated into a portion of the turbo-boosting device, the electric generation system configured to generate electricity for an electrical system. The electric generation system is maintained at an operation temperature through direction of an intake gas around at least a portion of the electric generation system. The integrated turbo-boosting system is operated in a first mode to compress intake gas for supply to the engine and a second mode to generate electrical power.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Jared Klineman Cooper, John Brand, Mark Kraeling, Nick Nagrodsky
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Publication number: 20100089057Abstract: An axial bearing for a turbocharger contains a through hole for a shaft and at least one at least partially or completely circulating segment section on a first and second side of the axial bearing. At least one bearing surface is disposed in the segment section. At least one oil pocket is on the first side of the axial bearing. The oil pocket is connected to at least one recess opening outwards, the recess being configured such that it connects the oil pocket for oil supply purposes to the respective segment section and the bearing surface(s) thereof on the first and second side of the axial bearing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Ralf Böning, Hartmut Claus, Dirk Frankenstein, Holger Fäth, Jochen Held, Stefan Krauss, Stefan Nowack
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Publication number: 20100089058Abstract: This invention is a method to extract energy from a pressurized gas in the case that the gas may be unsuitable for use in a gas turbine. The system is a gas powered liquid pump. The system expands the gas against a liquid such as water and the water then flows through a series of liquid turbines to generate power. As the gas expands the pressure decreases. The water is initially directed to a turbine designed to work efficiently with high-pressure water, and then the water is redirected to another turbine which is designed to work efficiently with lower pressure water.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventor: Steven Merrill Harrington
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Publication number: 20100089059Abstract: A hybrid power plant is disclosed wherein a first power plant produces secondary steam of a first, relatively low temperature using a renewable source of energy such as geothermal or solar. The steam from the renewable source plant is passed through a fossil fuel power plant that has an operating temperature higher than that of the first temperature which results in superheating the first temperature steam to the higher temperature in the fossil fuel power plant. Higher efficiencies and reductions in emissions are obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Roger Ferguson, Luke Shors, Kenneth Bryden, Steven Michael Corns
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Publication number: 20100089060Abstract: A hybrid power plant that combines a variety of renewable heat sources with a fossil fuel furnace system. Saturated steam generated by the renewable sources is routed through the fossil fuel fired furnace where superheat is added. The renewable sources would include geothermal, thermal solar, and biomass energy sources. Reductions in emissions per unit of power and cost per unit of power are obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Roger Ferguson, Steve Corns, Kenneth Bryden
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Publication number: 20100089061Abstract: A start-up system mixing element including; a body defining a cavity, a first inlet port disposed in the body and configured to provide a first fluid to the cavity, a second inlet port disposed in the body and configured to provide a second fluid to the cavity, an outlet port disposed in the body and configured to remove the first and second fluids from the cavity and an internal distribution pipe disposed in the first inlet port, wherein the internal distribution pipe is configured to provide the first fluid to the cavity via a plurality of holes directed toward a center of the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD.Inventors: John M. Banas, Vincent J Costa
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Publication number: 20100089062Abstract: This invention provides heat engines based on various structures of internal combustion engines, such as a four-stroke piston-type combustion engine, two-stroke piston-type combustion engine, rotary combustion engine, or a free-piston type combustion engine. Said heat engine is provided with at least a heating chamber per piston or rotor, a heat exchanger unit disposed within said heating chamber through which thermal energy is extracted from a heat source and at least a port leading to a working chamber space from said heating chamber, and has a significantly increased heat transfer duration from the heat source to the working fluid within said heating chamber without increasing the number of strokes per power stroke in a cycle. Additionally, said heat engine is provided with an over expansion mechanism in conjunction with a compression means for intake charge.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventor: Yiding Cao
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Publication number: 20100089063Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for rapidly and isothermally expanding and compressing gas in energy storage and recovery systems that use open-air hydraulic-pneumatic cylinder assemblies, such as an accumulator and an intensifier in communication with a high-pressure gas storage reservoir on a gas-side of the circuits and a combination fluid motor/pump, coupled to a combination electric generator/motor on the fluid side of the circuits. The systems use heat transfer subsystems in communication with at least one of the cylinder assemblies or reservoir to thermally condition the gas being expanded or compressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: SustainX, Inc.Inventors: Troy O. McBride, Benjamin R. Bollinger, Michael Izenson, Weibo Chen, Patrick Magari, Benjamin Cameron, Robert Cook, Horst Richter
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Publication number: 20100089064Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating the drive of a hybrid motor vehicle by an internal combustion engine torque and the torque of at least one electric motor which are superimposed in such a way than a common drive torque of the hybrid motor vehicle is produced. According to said invention, the torque of the internal combustion engine is influenced by the speed of rotation thereof or a signal derived therefrom and the torque of the electric motor is influenced by the speed of rotation or the signal derived therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2005Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventor: Jens-Werner Falkenstein
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Publication number: 20100089065Abstract: A fuel delivery system for a turbine engine has at least one fuel injector having an upstream orifice arrangement that produces a first pressure drop of flowing fuel and a downstream orifice arrangement that produces a second pressure drop of the flowing fuel. The upstream orifice arrangement or the downstream orifice arrangement includes a noncylindrical orifice.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventor: Richard S. Tuthill
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Publication number: 20100089066Abstract: A combustion process for burning fuel in a combustion chamber is provided. The process includes supplying fuel and air to a burner, the amount of air supplied being at least as much as required for stoichiometric combustion of the fuel and subsequent dilution of the combustion process. The process also includes injecting the fuel and all the air from the burner directly into the combustion chamber in a substantially unmixed state as a fuel stream within an air stream. Fuel is injected from a nozzle, which is nested within an air nozzle. The fuel nozzle ejects a fuel stream of such thickness that the fuel burns in the combustion chamber as a diffusion flame with a high surface-to-volume ratio at or close to the stoichiometric fuel/air ratio. The flow of air through the air nozzle is subject to the venturi effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTDInventor: Theodors Ishaq Mina
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Publication number: 20100089067Abstract: A system includes a correction factor module that receives modeled data generated from a simulation model and measured data, that determines a difference between the modeled data and the measured data, and that applies a filter to the difference to determine a correction value; and a performance monitoring module that analyzes the correction value, and that generates a component alert based on the analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Kevin Wood Wilkes, Timothy Andrew Healy, Randy Scott Rosson
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Publication number: 20100089068Abstract: The present invention are directed towards a system and method for providing a way of reducing the vibrations and wear between mating components of a gas turbine combustor. The gas turbine combustor includes a flow sleeve having a plurality of liner stops and a combustion liner located radially within the flow sleeve. Spring dampers are positioned between the combustion liner and the flow sleeve to restrict the relative movement between the flow sleeve and the combustion liner and dampen vibrations at their assembly location. The spring dampers are capable of compressing to permit thermal growth between the combustion liner and flow sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Charlie Ellis, Carlos Calderon
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Publication number: 20100089069Abstract: A low temperature device has a low temperature container with an investigational opening. A material sample to that is to be examiner is mounted on a sample-holding device in the low temperature container. A sample that is fastened to the sample holding device can be cooled to the desired temperature using a cooling device, such as a pulse tube cooler, with a cold head that is inside the low temperature container. The sample holder is disposed in the low temperature container in such a way that the sample can be seen through the investigational opening. Because the investigational opening is flexible and not rigidly connected to the low temperature container, vibrations produced by the mechanical cooling device are prevented from being transferred to the investigational opening. Thus, a vibration-sensitive investigating and manipulating device can be coupled to the investigational opening without vibrations being transferred to the investigating and manipulating device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Jens Hoehne, Matthias Buehler
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Publication number: 20100089070Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid reservoir, particularly a fluid reservoir with a sorption medium. According to the invention an improvement is provided by a device for the temperature control of the fluid reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2007Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Thorsten Allgeier, Stephan Leuthner, Jan-Mitchael Graehn, Werner Gruenwald, Ian Faye
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Publication number: 20100089071Abstract: A self-contained unit which is automated for safety and efficiency recovers emissions present as a result of loading volatile organic compositions at marine or land based vessels or terminals. The unit is enclosed for protection of its components from wind, weather and the saltwater marine environment, while including venting for protection against possible vapor build-up. The unit also includes required support services and materials, and also includes structure for protection against transfer of explosion back into the cargo vessel or terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventor: Peter A. Hofmann
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Publication number: 20100089072Abstract: A fuel supply apparatus of a liquefied gas carrier includes: a compressor for compressing gas fuel into a high pressure; a compressed gas storage tank being filled with the compressed high-pressure gas fuel, for storing the gas fuel; and a decompressor for decompressing the high-pressure gas fuel drawn from the compressed gas storage tank into a pressure suitable to be used in a propulsion system, to supply fuel to the propulsion system. The gas fuel is at least one of a natural boiled-off gas which is naturally evaporated in the cargo tank, a forced boiled-off gas which is artificially evaporated, and a gas additionally supplied for the use of fuel. Further, the compressor is a multistage high-pressure compressor and the decompressor is a multistage decompressor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2007Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Samsung Heavy Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Joong-nam Lee, Ki-hun Joh, Ho-byung Yoon, Mun-keun Ha, Kyu-dong Jung
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Publication number: 20100089073Abstract: A high temperature superconducting (HTS) magnet coil disposed within a cryostat is configured with a thermo-siphon cooling system containing a liquid cryogen. The cooling system is configured to indirectly conduction cool the HTS magnet coil by nucleate boiling of the liquid cryogen that is circulated by the thermo-siphon in a cooling tube attached to a heat exchanger bonded to the outside surface of the HTS magnet coil. A supply dewar is configured with a re-condenser cryocooler coldhead to recondense boiloff vapors generated during the nucleate boiling process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, James Pellegrino Alexander, Kiruba Sivasubramaniam, Tao Zhang
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Publication number: 20100089074Abstract: A method of cooling an outer wall of polymer pipe is provided. The method includes extruding a layer of polymer onto a pipe to form an outer wall of pipe; conveying the pipe including the outer wall of pipe through an inner aperture of an annular air-cooler having an annular air manifold; and blowing pressurized air, at a temperature lower than a temperature of the outer wall of pipe, through the annular air manifold such that it contacts the outer wall of pipe and cools the outer wall of pipe at a rate that is a function of a pressure of the pressurized air and a difference between the temperature of the pressurized air and the temperature of the outer wall of pipe. An apparatus for cooling an outer wall of polymer pipe is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Gerald S. Sutton, David J. Kelley
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Publication number: 20100089075Abstract: A refrigerator to provide information of completion of an ice making operation performed in an ice making container or ice separating information via an electric unit thereof is provided. Completion of the ice making operation is determined based on a temperature of a storage compartment and/or an ice making time. Providing information of completion of the ice making operation or ice separating information allows a user to easily know completion of the ice making operation so that the user can conveniently separate ice cubes from the ice making container at an appropriate time, and prevents unwanted conglomeration of ice cubes stored in an ice storage container due to insufficient ice making. Further, when the ice cubes are automatically separated from the ice making container, the electric unit of the refrigerator provides information informing the user that an ice separating operation is being performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Young Gwi Park
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Publication number: 20100089076Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for indicating the status of the refrigerant charge in an air conditioning system based upon the degree of subcooling present in the condensed refrigerant system temperature measurements. The status of the refrigerant charge in the system is indicated in real-time on a service panel for access by a field service technician. The status of the refrigerant charge in the system on a time-average basis for a specified period of operation is presented on an indicator panel. The indicator panel includes a first indicator light indicating that the refrigerant charge is low, a second indicator light indicating that the refrigerant charge is high, and a third indicator light indicating that the refrigerant charge is correct.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2006Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: CARRIER CORPROATIONInventors: Don A. Schuster, Sathish R. Das
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Publication number: 20100089077Abstract: A heat pump system, a method for adjusting a temperature of lubricating water in a heat pump system, and a method for operating a heat pump system, which suppress boiling of lubricating water for bearings and thereby minimize the deterioration in reliability of the bearings. A heat pump system comprising an evaporator 43 for generating steam, and a compressor 34 including a first stage 33 and second stage 32 as a plurality of compression mean for compressing the steam, wherein bearings 51 for supporting the compressor 34 are water bearings, and lubricating water in each of the water bearings 51 is controlled to a temperature less than a saturation temperature associated with an internal pressure of each water bearing 51.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Takanori Shibata, Shigeo Hatamiya, Toshihiko Fukushima
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Publication number: 20100089078Abstract: A two-stage screw compressor has a low-pressure stage screw compressor and a high-pressure stage screw compressor integrally constructed. Compression space is formed by a male rotor and a female rotor, and operation gas is fed for compression to the compression space. A method of supplying lubrication oil prevents degradation of volumetric efficiency caused by return of lubrication oil, coming from a bearing and a shaft sealing device, to the low-pressure stage screw compressor. As a result, refrigeration capacity is improved and the amount of the lubrication oil is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Takayuki KISHI, Kazuya YAMADA, Toshiyuki SAKAGUCHI, Tomoo TAKENOSHITA
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Publication number: 20100089079Abstract: An item of cooling furniture includes two thermally separate compartments which are associated with respective evaporators. An expansion valve and evaporators are connected in series in a refrigerant circuit. The adjustment valve permits adjustment between different discrete flow coefficients.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2007Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBHInventors: Peter Bauer, Matthias Mrzyglod
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Publication number: 20100089080Abstract: The present invention relates to air conditioners, and more particularly, to a thermal storage air conditioner in which a cold heat is produced and stored in a tank during night time for using the cold heat during day time for cooling a room. For this, the thermal storage air conditioner includes an outdoor unit having an outdoor heat exchanger for making heat exchange, and at least one compressor for compressing refrigerant, an indoor unit having a plurality of indoor heat exchangers for making heat exchange, a thermal storage unit for storing energy, the thermal storage unit having a plurality of thermal storage heat exchangers for making heat exchange, and a functional unit having a plurality of valves for selective control of refrigerant flows among the outdoor unit, the indoor unit and the thermal storage unit according to an operation mode, and a valve controller for making a unitary control of operation of the valves.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2006Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jae Yoon Koh, In Kyu Kim, Jin Ha Hwang
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Publication number: 20100089081Abstract: A method includes sensing an exposure of a refrigerated compartment of a vending machine to ambient air and, in response, sensing an initial temperature of the refrigerated compartment. The method also includes, responsive to sensing the exposure to ambient air, selecting a procedure from a plurality of procedures according to the sensed initial temperature, and controlling a refrigeration system of the vending machine using the selected procedure during an initial period. The method may include sensing a current temperature of the vending machine and, once the refrigerated compartment reaches a second predetermined temperature, controlling the refrigeration system according to the sensed current temperature, monitoring an operational characteristic of a compressor of the refrigeration system, and performing a defrost procedure according to the monitored operational characteristic.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Dixie-Narco, Inc.Inventors: Joseph C. Fontecchio, Talbert J. Black, JR., Jose G. Avendano
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Publication number: 20100089082Abstract: When during a heating operation the value calculated by an oil amount calculation section (51) is equal to or above a predetermined value, a frequency control section (52) of a controller (50) increases the operating frequency of a compressor (21) in order to recover refrigerating machine oil in a refrigerant circuit (R).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Satoshi Kawano, Shinya Matsuoka
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Publication number: 20100089083Abstract: A refrigerated transport system has a container, a generator system, and a refrigeration system. The refrigeration system is electrically coupled to the generator to receive electric power and thermally coupled to the container. The refrigeration system includes an electrically powered compressor. A condenser is downstream of the compressor along a refrigerant flowpath. An expansión device is downstream of the compressor along the refrigerant flowpath. An evaporator is downstream of the expansión device along the refrigerant flowpath. A controller is coupled to the expansión device to control operation of the expansión device. The controller is configured to opérate the expansión device to control an evaporator superheat. The evaporator superheat is to be relatively high for a set temperature of a first valué associated with non-frozen perishables.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2007Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Nader S. Awwad, John R. Reason
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Publication number: 20100089084Abstract: After a chiller unit is started, an opening command of 10 pulses is output to an electronic expansion valve, and after a predetermined period of time (at the time of starting with unload) elapses, an opening command of 100 to 150 pulses is output to open the electronic expansion valve up to a predetermined opening degree. Thereafter, a discharge side refrigerant super-heat TdSH is monitored and a closing command of 1 pulse/sec is output to the electronic expansion valve to drive the same in a closing direction in a short time until TdSH becomes 20 K. After TdSH has reached 20 K, a closing command of 1 pulse/3 sec is output to the electronic expansion valve, until TdSH becomes 25 K, to drive the electronic expansion valve 3 at a smaller speed in the closing direction than that speed in the closing direction until TdSH becomes 20 K.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Masayuki AIYAMA, Shouji Kikuchi, Kyuuhei Ishibane, Yoshikazu Ishiki, Mitsue Okamoto
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Publication number: 20100089085Abstract: An outdoor unit (20) including a compressor (21) and an outdoor heat exchanger (22) and an indoor unit (30) including an indoor heat exchanger (31) are provided. The outdoor unit (20) and the indoor unit (30) constitute a main circuit (43) of a refrigerant circuit (40). A sub-circuit (70) whose one end is connected to a liquid line (4a) of the main circuit (43) and another end is connected to a low-pressure gas line (4b) of the main circuit (43), and which stores refrigerant in the main circuit (43) is also provided. The sub-circuit (70) is located on a sub-passageway (71), and includes: a refrigerant regulator (72) for storing refrigerant in the main circuit (43); and a switch mechanism (73) for establishing and blocking communication between the refrigerant regulator (72) and each of the liquid line (4a) and the low-pressure gas line (4b). When the amount of refrigerant in the main circuit (43) is excessive, redundant refrigerant in the main circuit (43) is stored in the refrigerant regulator (72).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Satoshi Kawano, Shinya Matsuoka, Masahiro Oka, Kazuhide Mizutani
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Publication number: 20100089086Abstract: This invention relates to a device for controlling a condensate removal pump, including: a float (102) intended to be placed in a container (20), capable of moving according to the level of condensate in the container, an actuation element (130) driven by the movement of said float (102), wherein said actuation element is configured and mounted so as to act selectively on a first and a second microswitch (110, 120) respectively having a first and a second pushbutton (112, 122) mobile between two positions, so as to define three distinct states: a resting state, in which said pump is stopped, wherein said first pushbutton (112) is in a first position ensuring the stopping of said pump and said section pushbutton (122) is in a second position; an active state, in which said pump is activated, wherein said first pushbutton (112) is in a second position ensuring the implementation of said pump, and said second pushbutton (122) remains in its second position; an alarm state, in which a safety action is activateType: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: SAUERMANN INDUSTRIEInventors: Olivier BADIA, Antoine CHAUVIN, Michel Mesrouze
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Publication number: 20100089087Abstract: A chilled probe for quickly and conveniently cooling a liquid is positioned to permit a user to insert the probe into the liquid to be cooled. Feedback, in the form of an indication of a representative liquid temperature, is also provided to increase the value of the method and apparatus. Individual sleeves are conveniently provided on a roll to keep the chilled probe from coming into direct contact with the liquid, thereby avoiding contamination between liquid samples being cooled.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventor: John Stelmach
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Publication number: 20100089088Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooler arrangement in a vehicle powered by a combustion engine. The cooler arrangement comprises a first cooling element for cooling a first medium in the form of a circulating coolant, and a radiator fan adapted to generating an air flow through the first cooling element for cooling the coolant when it circulates through the first cooling element. The cooler arrangement comprises also a tubular casing adapted to serving as a flow passage for the air which passes through the first cooling element and at least one further cooling element for cooling a second medium, which further cooling element is arranged in the flow passage at a position downstream of the first cooling element with respect to the intended direction of flow of the cooling air through the flow passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Zoltan Kardos, Erik Söderberg, Hans Wikström
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Publication number: 20100089089Abstract: A refrigerating device is provided that includes an evaporator and a compartment that is cooled by air circulating air from and to the evaporator, wherein a diffusion layer can be displaced between a first position, in which air passage openings distributed in a wall separating the compartment from a distribution chamber are covered by the diffusion layer, and a second position, in which the diffusion layer is positioned so as to allow air to flow from the evaporator through the distribution chamber into the compartment while bypassing the diffusion layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicants: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH, MIELE & CIE. KGInventors: Thomas Bischofberger, Fritz Hägele, Hans Ihle, Andreas Kempte, Frank Placke, Rainer Spaag, Matthias Stahl, Ulrich van Pels
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Publication number: 20100089090Abstract: A centrifugal fan, which equally maintains air-blowing capacities of both inlets regardless of different suction resistances of both inlets due to a driving device, and an air conditioner having the centrifugal fan. The centrifugal fan includes a rotary plate; first blades disposed at the edge of one surface of the rotary plate; and second blades disposed at the edge of the other surface of the rotary plate, and having a larger outer diameter than the outer diameter of the first blades. Thus, although a large flow resistance is generated at one inlet of the centrifugal fan due to the driving device, air-blowing capacities of both inlets are maintained equally.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Young Jae Kim, Jin Yong Mo, Jin Baek Kim
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Publication number: 20100089091Abstract: The present invention is directed to developing a new absorption refrigerating apparatus that can be miniaturized and can be mounted on a mover such as an automobile or the like. The absorption refrigerating apparatus is characterized in that a semi-permeable membrane is interposed between a refrigerant positioned in an evaporator and an aqueous solution of a moisture absorbent positioned in an absorber and/or between an aqueous solution of a moisture absorbent positioned in a regenerator and a refrigerant positioned in a condenser.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventor: Hidetoshi Kaneo
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Publication number: 20100089092Abstract: A fluid machine (10) includes a closed casing (11) in which an oil reservoir (16) for holding oil is formed in a bottom part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Hasegawa, Masaru Matsui, Takeshi Ogata, Shingo Oyagi, Masanobu Wada